I am a Nutritionist (who counts Carrot Cake as one of my five a day) in London who is stamping stigma out of mental illness. Also interested in all things mental health related.
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Friday, 27 April 2012

I am so excited... not because its the weekend and not because my exams finish next week...but because I have been invited to have tea at the Ritz with none other than Ruby Wax.

I saw this competition on her website (blackdogtribe.com) and decided to enter by sharing my experience of depression/mental illness and how I got better. To my absolute amazement - I found out yesterday that I was one of the lucky winners who will not only win a Kindle Fire but also get to meet her and have tea with her at the Ritz. I have been desperate to meet her for ages and I can't believe I will finally be able to. I feel very honoured, and VERY excited.

Here is what I shared that has won me this exciting prize - click here - I think the other entries are phenomenally good too and can't wait to meet the other winners.

And to top it all off - Ruby has sent me this hilarious message via YouTube:

Monday, 23 April 2012

It was both inspiring and emotional yesterday to watch the London Marathon on television. It is even more exciting to watch it live as a spectator on the streets of London, which I did three years ago. I do hope to run it one day.

I was deeply saddened to hear of the death of 30 year old Claire Squires (pictured below) who collapsed and died yesterday as she approached the finish line. I am uplifted to hear that donations for the Samaritans (who she was running for) have since been flooding in. She only hoped to raise £500 for them and since her death yesterday during the race, she has subsequently raised more than £31,000 in the 24 hours since the race and tragic loss of her life (at the time of writing this).

The Samaritans is the most amazing charity and is an ideal place for Claire's family to get help as they overcome this terrible shock. It is so appropriate, therefore, that so much money has been raised for them despite the tragic circumstances. The World has united and been exceptionally generous for such a worthwhile cause.

This might explain why I spotted two articles this morning on Bipolar Disorder that have been written in two different magazines that were published by two major British Sunday newspapers - two harrowing accounts of people's experiences of the illness. Having said that - I must point out that Depression and Bipolar are two different things. Bipolar is quite hard to diagnose because the sufferer tends not to notice the manic/high phases that they go through - one only tends to tell the doctor of the dips and lows.

Saturday, 21 April 2012

If you love Harry Potter and you haven't heard of Pottermore - then you need to know about it NOW! Its the most amazingly fun and addictive thing which has caught everyone by storm.

I am also planning a trip to Warner Bros. Studios for the full tour of the making of Harry Potter. Apparently it is mind blowing. You can walk down Diagon Alley, stroll round the perimeter of Hogwarts castle and sit at the Weasley's kitchen table amongst many other things - and there is so much else to see that it is virtually a day trip - I can't wait.

Friday, 6 April 2012

Is anyone else, like me,
doing everything they can to resist the new Facebook Timeline? I really dont understand it. Apparently,
they will soon just change my page automatically and I wont be able to do
anything about it. I think it looks weird - but then again, I dont like change
and would rather it just stayed as it was...

Thursday, 5 April 2012

I came across this article in The Independent newspaper this week and have since been in touch with Lynn Crilly - the author of the book being discussed. I dont ever read this newspaper but the link was being shared by so many people on my Twitter and Facebook page that I had to see what all the fuss was about.